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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

AT&T Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Debt maturing within one year 6,818 9,011 11,378 9,254 8,902 5,089 2,637 5,249 7,060 9,477 11,302 15,268 13,757 7,467 9,626 6,210 27,333 24,630 23,755 24,016 19,505
Note payable to DIRECTV 130 271 619 1,047 1,245 1,180
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 37,304 38,514 36,592 33,289 33,113 35,657 31,935 31,173 31,973 35,852 34,659 33,038 38,389 42,644 36,642 36,659 46,845 50,661 47,926 49,429 48,245
Advanced billings and customer deposits 4,330 4,266 3,897 3,999 3,951 4,099 4,059 3,981 3,713 3,778 3,703 3,833 3,922 3,918 3,705 3,603 5,183 5,303 4,991 4,932 5,029
Dividends payable 1,969 1,989 2,009 2,023 2,033 2,027 2,027 2,026 2,088 2,020 2,020 2,020 2,082 2,014 2,013 2,013 2,086 3,749 3,749 3,749 3,829
Liabilities from discontinued operations 85
Current liabilities 50,421 53,780 53,876 48,565 47,999 46,872 40,658 42,429 44,834 51,127 51,684 54,159 58,150 56,173 52,257 49,189 82,494 85,588 81,601 82,126 76,608
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year 131,589 127,089 128,090 123,057 117,259 118,443 126,375 125,355 125,704 127,854 126,701 128,012 123,727 128,423 123,854 129,747 180,225 152,724 155,406 155,767 160,694
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities 59,113 58,312 59,304 59,786 59,144 58,939 58,461 58,918 58,820 58,666 58,671 57,972 57,294 57,032 56,055 55,301 65,963 65,226 63,405 61,732 61,886
Postemployment benefit obligation 8,427 8,478 8,728 9,079 9,040 9,025 8,750 8,744 8,743 8,734 6,494 6,696 7,060 7,260 6,152 9,775 11,294 12,649 14,158 14,876 14,723
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 18,907 18,943 19,025 17,762 17,433 17,391 17,331 17,174 17,291 17,568 17,730 18,311 18,413 18,659 18,741 18,749 20,917 21,261 21,510 21,637 21,766
Other noncurrent liabilities 25,109 25,104 25,451 23,865 24,753 23,900 23,884 24,082 23,441 23,696 25,591 25,258 27,883 28,849 29,426 28,365 29,746 30,223 29,466 28,726 28,229
Noncurrent portion of note payable to DIRECTV 96 258
Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities 111,556 110,837 112,508 110,492 110,370 109,255 108,426 108,918 108,295 108,664 108,486 108,237 110,650 111,800 110,374 112,190 127,920 129,455 128,797 126,971 126,604
Noncurrent liabilities 243,145 237,926 240,598 233,549 227,629 227,698 234,801 234,273 233,999 236,518 235,187 236,249 234,377 240,223 234,228 241,937 308,145 282,179 284,203 282,738 287,298
Total liabilities 293,566 291,706 294,474 282,114 275,628 274,570 275,459 276,702 278,833 287,645 286,871 290,408 292,527 296,396 286,485 291,126 390,639 367,767 365,804 364,864 363,906
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 2,003 2,001 1,984 1,983 1,981 1,980 1,978 1,977 1,975 1,973 1,972 1,970
Preferred stock, $1 par value
Common stock, $1 par value 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621
Additional paid-in capital 106,084 106,533 106,461 106,381 106,302 109,108 109,354 111,515 111,599 114,519 116,890 118,833 120,774 123,610 122,933 122,850 129,637 130,112 130,035 129,941 129,856
Retained earnings (deficit) 17,620 15,768 13,974 6,680 4,215 1,871 (185) 2 (1,570) (5,015) (7,203) (10,698) (15,187) (19,415) 6,127 2,128 45,041 42,350 41,091 38,947 41,154
Treasury stock, at cost (20,273) (18,529) (16,700) (15,210) (14,252) (15,023) (15,087) (15,268) (15,277) (16,128) (16,150) (16,158) (16,166) (17,082) (17,148) (17,160) (16,553) (17,280) (17,319) (17,332) (17,342)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1,392) (860) (648) (200) (142) 795 648 1,440 2,167 2,300 2,545 2,305 2,354 2,766 2,873 2,307 3,290 3,529 2,343 3,119 4,199
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T 109,660 110,533 110,708 105,272 103,744 104,372 102,351 105,310 104,540 103,297 103,703 101,903 99,396 97,500 122,406 117,746 169,036 166,332 163,771 162,296 165,488
Noncontrolling interest 15,959 15,958 16,047 16,122 16,114 13,873 13,931 14,037 14,080 14,145 14,152 14,172 8,950 8,957 17,572 17,561 17,520 17,523 17,532 17,550 17,591
Total stockholders’ equity 125,619 126,491 126,755 121,394 119,858 118,245 116,282 119,347 118,620 117,442 117,855 116,075 108,346 106,457 139,978 135,307 186,556 183,855 181,303 179,846 183,079
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 421,188 420,198 423,213 405,491 397,467 394,795 393,719 398,026 399,428 407,060 406,698 408,453 400,873 402,853 426,463 426,433 577,195 551,622 547,107 544,710 546,985

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The balance sheet exhibits a significant structural shift occurring between March 31, 2022, and June 30, 2022, characterized by a substantial reduction in total liabilities and a contraction of stockholders' equity. Following this period, the company entered a phase of stabilization and gradual recovery of equity components, specifically within retained earnings.

Liability Profile and Debt Management
Total liabilities peaked at 390.6 billion USD in March 2022 before dropping sharply to 291.1 billion USD by June 2022. This reduction was driven by both current and noncurrent components. Current liabilities decreased from a peak of 85.6 billion USD in December 2021 to a range between 40.6 billion USD and 53.9 billion USD from 2023 through 2026. Long-term debt, excluding maturing portions, saw a similar decline, falling from 180.2 billion USD in March 2022 to a stabilized range of 117 billion to 131 billion USD in the subsequent years.
Debt maturing within one year showed significant volatility, peaking at 27.3 billion USD in March 2022, then dropping to 6.2 billion USD by June 2022. While it experienced moderate fluctuations thereafter, it remained substantially lower than 2021 levels, ending at 6.8 billion USD by March 2026.
Stockholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
Total stockholders' equity experienced a sharp decline in June 2022, falling from 186.6 billion USD to 135.3 billion USD. A critical driver of this volatility was the retained earnings account, which plummeted from 45.0 billion USD in March 2022 to a deficit of 19.4 billion USD by December 2022. However, a consistent recovery trend is observed thereafter, with retained earnings returning to positive territory by June 2024 and growing to 17.6 billion USD by March 2026.
Additional paid-in capital showed a steady downward trend, declining from 129.9 billion USD in June 2021 to 106.1 billion USD by March 2026. Simultaneously, treasury stock increased in cost from 17.3 billion USD to 20.3 billion USD over the same period, indicating ongoing share repurchases despite the equity fluctuations.
Noncurrent Obligations and Other Liabilities
Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities remained a primary component of the balance sheet, though they declined from a peak of 129.5 billion USD in December 2021 to approximately 111.6 billion USD by March 2026. Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities remained relatively stable, fluctuating slightly around the 58 billion to 65 billion USD range. Postemployment benefit obligations showed a long-term downward trend, decreasing from 14.7 billion USD in March 2021 to 8.4 billion USD by March 2026.

Overall, the data indicates a transition from a highly leveraged position in early 2022 to a more streamlined balance sheet. The recovery of the retained earnings deficit suggests a return to positive cumulative profitability or a strategic reallocation of capital, contributing to a gradual strengthening of the total equity position from its 2022 lows.

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